Section: Their statement that God will dwell with mankind upon the earth
They say:
“It is recorded in the Third Book of Kings:
‘And now, O Lord, God of Israel, fulfill Your promise to David, for it is surely true that God will dwell with human beings upon the earth. Listen, all you nations, and let the whole earth and everyone in it give ear; then the Lord will bear witness over it from His holy house. He will go forth from His place, descend, and tread upon the eastern parts of the earth because of the sin of the children of Jacob—all of this.’”
It is therefore said: This book still requires proof that the speaker was a prophet, and that its wording has been precisely preserved and translated into Arabic with complete accuracy. Only thereafter can it be treated like the rest of the phrases they possess—and none of these contains anything indicating His union with the Messiah.
For the statement, “God will dwell with people upon the earth,” does not point to the Messiah, since the Messiah never dwelt with people on earth. Rather, once he had made his call manifest, he remained on earth only for a brief period,